Culinary Director

Responsibilities:
As the Culinary Director, you'll be tasked with upholding and enhancing standards of quality, conduct, customer service, and productivity within the Dietary Department. It's crucial to instill a deep appreciation among staff for the Dietary Department's impact on residents' quality of life and maintain a comprehensive approach to resident care.

Key Responsibilities:

- Innovate, plan, promote, and oversee a food service program
- Lead, monitor and address shifts in resident preferences, values, and attitudes.
- Manage the recruitment, hiring, training, discipline, and supervision of kitchen staff while handling departmental records and administrative duties.
- Establish, document, and oversee general kitchen and dining room sanitation procedures.
- Develop schedules for all kitchen staff, ensuring postings in their work areas.
- Collaborate with the community leadership team to address any special functions or resident needs.
- Ensure compliance with state, local, and federal regulations regarding health, safety (OSHA), and Dietary Department operations.

**Requirements**:

- High school diploma or equivalent minimum requirement.
- Preferably possess Culinary and/or Dietary Manager Certification or the ability to obtain them, along with Serve Safe certification.
- May require specific state and county certifications.
- Minimum of two years' supervisory experience within a dietary environment.
- Preferably experienced in senior living, hospitality, or healthcare dining.
- Proficient in equipment operations and maintenance, nutrition and diet, and kitchen layout and design.
- General knowledge in productivity, budgeting, energy conservation, purchasing, personnel management, and kitchen sanitation.
- Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of elderly care, with the ability to consistently meet their needs in alignment with community philosophy and policies.

Pay: $65,000.00 per year

Shift:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Weekly day range:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Culinary experience: 2 years (preferred)
- Cooking: 2 years (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Pflugerville, TX 78660 (preferred)

Work Location: In person